Development Surveyor

About Us

Our regional property team is a vital part of the North West & Central function, serving the busiest mixed-use railway in Europe and creating opportunities for economic growth for our communities and customers alike. With strategic land holdings at the heart of our major urban centres in London, Birmingham, Manchester and Liverpool, together with major rail investment initiatives underway across the region, we support some of the most exciting rail-based transformations in the country.

Across Property, we create exceptional places for customers at our destination stations, provide workplaces that support our colleagues, and work creatively with Network Rail assets to generate income that drives investment and growth in the railway. Our regional property team generates significant income each year and seeks business efficiencies throughout, which is a benefit and value that is directly reinvested back into the railway. With exciting growth and development plans ahead, our regional work is underpinned by our commercial plan.

All of our work is focused on delivering benefit for our customers and passengers, creating great places and generating sustainable income to help support rail investment and maintenance. We aim to deliver non-operational property initiatives that are rooted in improving our customer experiences, creating vibrant station environments, and providing a high level of service throughout. A key aspect of this is our collaborative approach; we are specifically developing our long-term relationships across the rail industry, both internally and with our key external stakeholders.

Our vision is to care for and invest in the Regions’ non-operational property assets to generate lasting benefit for all our passengers and communities. We have an important role in contributing to our future, helping to tackle climate change and supporting sustainability drivers in our collective mission to achieve Net Zero. We have made significant strides in our delivery of improved social value metrics with improvements across our community and active travel processes. This supports greater visibility of the positive impact our railways have for all our customers and communities.

Your unique perspective and experience could be exactly what we need to keep Britain moving safely and sustainably. We are a Disability Confident Leader employer and will try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.

About the Role

Supporting the delivery of a varied portfolio of development and disposal opportunities across the North West & Central region, identifying and progressing opportunities to maximise value from Network Rail’s property assets.

Package

This role sits within Band 3C, Zone 1.

Location

The successful candidate can be based in Birmingham Baskerville House, Manchester Square One, or London Eversholt Street. Interviews will be held in-person in either Birmingham or Manchester. As this is a role in a regional team, occasional travel across NW&C is required. Candidates should be comfortable with occasional travel to client sites, regional offices, or other business locations as needed.

What’s In It For You

Here are a few of the benefits we have to offer:

• 28 days annual leave with the opportunity to buy and/or sell up to 5 days
• Access to a range of contributory pension schemes
• The potential to top up your competitive salary with a bonus
• A subsidy of up to 75% on rail and underground season tickets if you travel to work on the train
• Privileged staff travel – Discretionary leisure travel discount of 75%
• Season ticket loan, annual season tickets are discounted
• A 35-hour-per-week contract with flexible working options available to help support your work-life balance
• Hybrid working where possible and enhanced family-friendly support
• Healthcare offers (including discounted healthcare club membership), discounted cycle hire, and online shopping sites
• 5 days of paid volunteering leave
• 2 weeks paid reserve leave for the Armed Forces community

Your Experience and Skills

What You’ll Be Doing

• Supporting and leading the delivery of development and property opportunities across Network Rail’s property portfolio
• Identifying opportunities to create value from railway land
• Working with colleagues, local authorities, and development partners to shape and deliver viable schemes
• Supporting projects from inception through planning and delivery
• Negotiating with developers and other third parties to secure best-value commercial outcomes
• Working with legal, planning, and property advisers to progress transactions and development activity
• Preparing inputs to business cases and supporting internal approvals
• Tracking scheme progress against key milestones and financial targets
• Ensuring proposals work for the railway, our customers, and the wider community

What You’ll Have

• Educated to degree level or equivalent
• MRICS qualified
• Excellent analytical skills
• Experience of preparing and managing budgets
• Excellent presentation skills
• Excellent communication skills
• Positive and proactive team player

We Would Also Like But It Isn’t Crucial To Have/To Be

• Demonstrable post-qualification experience

Recruitment Process

Once you have applied, our Recruitment Specialist will look at your CV. If your experience matches what we’re looking for, you’ll be invited to a face-to-face interview with the hiring manager.